diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d6d837868ad3..4222319ddda90 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "atob": "1.1.2",
     "autoprefixer": "4.0.0",
     "autosize": "3.0.7",
-    "babel": "5.8.12",
+    "babel": "6.23.0",
     "babel-core": "5.8.12",
     "babel-loader": "5.3.2",
     "babel-runtime": "5.8.12",
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     "twemoji": "1.3.2",
     "uglify-js": "2.6.1",
     "walk": "2.3.4",
-    "webpack": "1.12.6",
+    "webpack": "2.2.0",
     "webpack-dev-middleware": "1.2.0",
     "wpcom-proxy-request": "1.0.5",
     "wpcom-unpublished": "1.0.8",